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nanochickin · 07-02-07, 07:47 PM

As your all aware Britain is due to get a slapping from the north tonight with loads of snow forcast

As far as I'm aware snow may cause reception problems on some systems so don't panic if you all of a sudden have a drop in signal quality. :?

Plus also remember that old dishes make excellent sledges

Myself personally I'm looking forward to doing Doughnuts in the works 06 plate 7.5 tonne Iveco Truck in the morning

Just to warn you i'm in Luton and Slough tomorrow so if you see a lorry going broadside down the high street in those areas you'll know who it is

Nano

Jimdefruit · 07-02-07, 07:56 PM

Glad I am nowhere near Luton then.

Hope you dont hurt yourself.

BGonaSTICK · 08-02-07, 06:20 PM

Well, how was it Nano? Did they let you get behind the wheel this morning? :?

nanochickin · 08-02-07, 06:49 PM

Yep, did one drop in Harpendon and then cancelled the other 11

Didn't want to do them anyway as i wasn't in the mood for it

After nearly taking out an Audi A4 on a roundabout i thought it was time to call it quits and go home

Took me 4 hours to get back as everyone forgot how to drive

I can also confirm that you can do doughnuts in an Iveco truck as long as there is snow and a big enough yard to spin round in

Also forgot to say that the person that is apparently the best driver in the company managed to put his Merc Sprinter in a field somewhere in deepest darkest Wales, so if you see it there's loads of furniture in the back you can have

BGonaSTICK · 08-02-07, 06:55 PM

LOL, you're nuts

nanochickin · 08-02-07, 06:56 PM

I try

Analoguesat · 08-02-07, 07:18 PM

No fun at all up here - the merest dusting of snow first thing this morning, and a nice afternoon in the central Borders

streetlighter · 08-02-07, 08:10 PM

I didnt enjoy working today too bloody cold in that snow.
J

Mship · 08-02-07, 09:48 PM

Prayed and Prayed for snow today, alas all we got was a light dusting this afternoon >

Last time we had 'big snow' round here sellafield got shut for the week

.

And we still got paid

That was 1996 and we've hardly had out since

Kev

diapason · 09-02-07, 12:06 AM

If your dishes get caked with snow you'll lose all channels - try a brush with a long handle and they'll all come back. Just frosty here in Paisley but we're warned to expect snow at the weekend. Birmingham sent a very impressive fleet of 400 gritters out last night - I've never seen more than one in Scotland in any one day, and that's usually after the snow has melted - or am I just an old cynic?

07-02-07, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Reception in the Snow As your all aware Britain is due to get a slapping from the north tonight with loads of snow forcast As far as I'm aware snow may cause reception problems on some systems so don't panic if you all of a sudden have a drop in signal quality. :? Plus also remember that old dishes make excellent sledges Myself personally I'm looking forward to doing Doughnuts in the works 06 plate 7.5 tonne Iveco Truck in the morning Just to warn you i'm in Luton and Slough tomorrow so if you see a lorry going broadside down the high street in those areas you'll know who it is Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

07-02-07, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow Glad I am nowhere near Luton then. Hope you dont hurt yourself. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow Well, how was it Nano? Did they let you get behind the wheel this morning? :? __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow Yep, did one drop in Harpendon and then cancelled the other 11 Didn't want to do them anyway as i wasn't in the mood for it After nearly taking out an Audi A4 on a roundabout i thought it was time to call it quits and go home Took me 4 hours to get back as everyone forgot how to drive I can also confirm that you can do doughnuts in an Iveco truck as long as there is snow and a big enough yard to spin round in Also forgot to say that the person that is apparently the best driver in the company managed to put his Merc Sprinter in a field somewhere in deepest darkest Wales, so if you see it there's loads of furniture in the back you can have __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

08-02-07, 06:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow LOL, you're nuts __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow I try __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

08-02-07, 07:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow No fun at all up here - the merest dusting of snow first thing this morning, and a nice afternoon in the central Borders __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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streetlighter Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow I didnt enjoy working today too bloody cold in that snow. J

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Mship Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Workington, Cumbria Posts: 909 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow Prayed and Prayed for snow today, alas all we got was a light dusting this afternoon > Last time we had 'big snow' round here sellafield got shut for the week . And we still got paid That was 1996 and we've hardly had out since Kev __________________ 1m CM, feedhorn + Invacom C120 Quad, 36v Jaeger 128 motor, TM 6900 HD + 160gb HDD, TM 1500 CI+ Super, Skystar 2, DigitAlb Gold, Samsung 40F86BDX LCD

09-02-07, 12:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
diapason Resident Organgrinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paisley, Scotland Posts: 526 Thanks: 11 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Reception in the Snow If your dishes get caked with snow you'll lose all channels - try a brush with a long handle and they'll all come back. Just frosty here in Paisley but we're warned to expect snow at the weekend. Birmingham sent a very impressive fleet of 400 gritters out last night - I've never seen more than one in Scotland in any one day, and that's usually after the snow has melted - or am I just an old cynic? __________________ An eight foot long diapason sounds bottom C Technomate 1000D Super, Two dishes receiving three satellites